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UC Davis study finds discontinuance rate of 21% for California PHEV adopters, 19% for BEV adopters

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MAY 3, 2021

A new study by Scott Hardman and Gil Tal at the University of California, Davis has found that discontinuance occurs at a rate of 21% for California plug-in hybrid adopters and 19% for California battery electric vehicle adopters. Hardman and Tal surveyed 4167 plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) owners in California.

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Davis PHEV California Purchase

MIT study finds materials risk exposure increases significantly with vehicle electrification

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JULY 17, 2021

Now, a study by a team from MIT’s Materials Systems Laboratory, with support from Ford, provides insight into how electrification is changing vehicle composition and how that change is driving supply risk vulnerability. Modern automobiles are built with more than 2,000 different compounds comprising 76 different elements.

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MIT PHEV Vehicles Insight

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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JUNE 15, 2021

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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Maintenance Cost Of Chad Plug-in

Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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APRIL 17, 2023

A team from Cornell, with a colleague from Paul Scherrer Institute, has analyzed the trade-off between the decarbonization potential of the road transportation sector and its critical metal requirement from the demand-side perspective in 48 major countries committing to decarbonize their road transportation sectors aided by electric vehicles (EVs).

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Transportation South Africa Lithium Sulfur Congo

Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In an open-access paper published in Scientific Reports , a team from Fraunhofer ISI and KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has presented the first systematic overview of empirical findings on the electrification of vehicle mileage based on on actual PHEV (plug-in hybrid) and BEV (battery-electric vehicle) usage for the US and Germany.

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PHEV Kits Range CO2

California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power

The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2021

Electric vehicles are one way to carbon neutrality. Yet 20 percent of California PHEV owners have gone back to gas-powered vehicles. The post California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power appeared first on The Truth About Cars.

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PHEV California Gas Power

Study finds energy savings of PHEVs relative to HEVs dependent on charging coverage and daily VMT

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MARCH 11, 2014

A study based on a spatial and longitudinal travel dataset by a team from Lamar University, Iowa State University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that whether plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) have lower energy costs that conventional gasoline vehicles (CGVs) or hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) depends on charger coverage.

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PHEV Energy Charging Gasoline-Electric

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

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JULY 21, 2021

In addition to its regional and temporal scope, this study is distinct from earlier LCA literature in four key aspects: This study considers the lifetime average carbon intensity of the fuel and electricity mixes, including biofuels and biogas. This is especially important for assessing the GHG emissions of PHEVs.

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Hydrogen Fuel Battery Batteries

Waterloo power management strategy greatly enhances durability of on-board fuel cells in FC-PHEV

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MAY 11, 2019

Researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada), with a colleague in Sweden, have used a power management strategy greatly to extend the durability of onboard fuel cells in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle: an increase of 1.8, Architecture of FC-PHEVs with three fuel cell stacks as considered in the Zhang et al.

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PHEV Fuel Power Powered

J.D. Power study: EV consideration in US increasing, but slowly; availability of public chargers a friction point

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JUNE 16, 2023

As automotive manufacturers pour billions of dollars into their electrification strategies and roll out new fully electric vehicles (EVs), new-vehicle buyer consideration is increasing, albeit slowly, according to the J.D. Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study. Power 2023 U.S. Across all J.D.

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Available Power Powered Purchase

London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

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JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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London Cleaner PHEV Plug-in

Global Electric Vehicle market size to swell by five-times to $823.74B by 2030: study

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A new study suggests that the global electric vehicle market will multiply in valuation by five times by 2030, based on new data acquired by Allied Market Research. billion, a sizeable figure considering the sector’s relatively low share compared to that of combustion engine vehicles.

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Electric Vehicles Global Market Vehicles

Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

A new report by the European Commission adds yet another real-world data point showing that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles create much more emissions than we previously thought – by an average of 3.5 For this reason, PHEVs have long been thought of as an ideal transitional technology between gas vehicles and electric ones.

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Plug-in Plug Clean Cleaning

Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

A new analysis of the real-world usage of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shows a large deviation between on-road CO 2 emissions and fuel efficiency and the official vehicle type-approval values. Patrick Plötz, Coordinator of the Business Unit Energy Economy at Fraunhofer ISI and lead author of the study.

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PHEV Emissions Re-Charge Plug-in

ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales. Click to enlarge. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Jin et al.

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Sale PHEV District of Columbia North Dakota

Tesla chargers rank highest in EV charging network customer satisfaction study

Teslarati

AUGUST 19, 2021

Tesla Destination chargers and the Tesla Supercharger Network have ranked the highest in JD Power’s inaugural US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Public Charging Study. JD Power highlighted two key points in the study that revealed areas where EV charging still needed to improve. Read JD Power’s study below!

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Charging Tesla PHEV Available

CMU study finds small battery PHEVs and gasoline hybrids the least-cost policy solution to reducing gasoline consumption

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Comparing the subsidy necessary to achieve lifetime cost parity with the least-cost option for each vehicle class in the base case, they found that the maximum cost per gallon saved for increased all electric range (AER) is 5%–40% less than the minimum cost per gallon saved when installing charging infrastructure, depending on vehicle class. (A

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Gasoline PHEV Gasoline-Electric Battery

Mitsubishi Motors signs electric vehicles agreement with Vietnamese government

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JANUARY 15, 2018

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of Vietnam under which they plan to explore how best to promote the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country. An Outlander PHEV and quick battery charger have been delivered to VIA – MOIT as part of the agreement.

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Mitsubishi Vietnam Electric Vehicles Motor

Study Suggests Automakers Lose $6,000 On Each EV Sold

The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

A new study is claiming that automakers lose an average of $6,000 for every $50,000 electric vehicle they sell. Five years ago, automakers assumed electric vehicles would reach parity with combustion vehicles by roughly 2025. Of course, we've been hearing that for well over a decade at this point.

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Boston Consulting Group Boston F-150 Tax Credit

Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain. The OSU EcoCAR prototype vehicle features an extended-range electric architecture with a downsized 1.8L —Skarke et al. Skarke et al.Click to enlarge.

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Waste PHEV Fuel Exhaust

J.D. Power survey finds public charging experience for EV owners has a lot of room for improvement

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AUGUST 19, 2021

While most electric vehicle (EV) owners primarily charge their vehicles at home, public charging is a significant part of the EV ownership experience. Public charging infrastructure is a key component in the overall adoption of electric vehicles by the broad population. The inaugural J.D.

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Charging Power Powered DC

Texas study finds PHEV use could increase ozone at night, decrease ozone during the day

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APRIL 22, 2011

A study by researchers at the University of Texas found that in general, use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) can lead to an increase in ozone during nighttime hours (due to decreased scavenging from both vehicles and EGU stacks) and a decrease in ozone during daytime hours.

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Ozone PHEV Texas San Antonio

Ford of Europe piloting geofencing and blockchain technology to ensure PHEVs operate efficiently in city center low-emission zones

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ford is extending its European plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) trial to Cologne. The study, which is also testing Ford PHEVs on the streets of London and Valencia, Spain, aims to better analyse and show the real-world benefits of such vehicles for the environment and for commercial vehicle owners and operators.

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PHEV Ford Emissions Europe

Gov’t, industry, national labs collaborate on comprehensive cradle-to-grave LCA study and economic assessment of LDV GHG reductions

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FEBRUARY 11, 2018

Numerous LCA tools have been used to evaluate the GHG emissions associated with various vehicle-fuel technologies, including fossil fuels, biofuels, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVS), and battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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Industrial Industry Gasoline-Electric PHEV

Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

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MAY 23, 2012

WTW GHG emissions of vehicles across driving patterns and PHEV charging scenarios. Patterned portions represent GHG emissions associated with electric propulsion. Solid left bar = hydro electricity scenario.) Driving patterns affect the WTW performance of PHEVs in two ways, they found. Credit: ACS, Raykin et al.

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PHEV C1 Emissions Coal

Geely's Galaxy EV Luxury Brand Debuts Light BEV Study, L7 PHEV

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Galaxy will launch seven models by 2025, four long-range plug-in hybrids and three battery electric vehicles.

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Light PHEV Plug-in Plug

CMU study explores optimizing PHEV design and allocation to minimize life cycle cost, petroleum consumption, and GHG emissions

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

The study by Dr. Jeremy Michalek and colleagues found that while a fleet with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with universal high electric range (i.e., gal, electricity prices below $0.16/kW gal, electricity prices below $0.16/kW Relative to our base case of $3.30/gal gal gasoline, $0.11/kW

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PHEV Design Emissions Li-ion

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

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JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario.

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Wind PHEV Cost Of Charging

Toyota to introduce 10 new electrified vehicles in China by 2020; PHEV Corolla and Levin unveiled at Beijing Motor Show

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APRIL 25, 2018

Toyota Motor plans to introduce to the Chinese market plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) versions of its Corolla and Levin passenger cars in 2019 and a battery electric vehicle (BEV) model based on its C-HR / IZOA compact SUV in 2020. (To To be sold in China as a C-HR by GAC Toyota Motor Co.,

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride 2020 Toyota

J.D. Power: First-time owners find switching to EVs highly satisfactory

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JANUARY 28, 2022

First-time owners who have made the switch to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are discovering that it is a positive experience. Power 2022 US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study. Power 2022 US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study. —Brent Gruber.

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New study finds EV owners are very satisfied with home charging – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2024

Home charging is by all accounts quite a different experience, and a new study from automotive data provider J.D. The study measured satisfaction across eight factors: fairness of retail price; size of charger; cord length; ease of winding/storing cable; cost of charging; charging speed; ease of use and reliability. Power 2024 U.S.

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Charging Connect Connected Installation

Study finds PHEVs will reduce net emissions of CO2 and NOx; upward pressure on SO2

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FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Net emissions resulting from the use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) depend on the efficiency of the conventional vehicle fleet; PHEV CD (all-electric, charge-depleting mode) efficiency; charging strategy; battery pack capacity; driving patterns; and generator mix used for charging. emissions.

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PHEV Emissions CO2 Gasoline-Electric

ICCT study details differences in fiscal policies to support uptake of EVs across 11 major markets

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MAY 6, 2014

2012 and 2013 market share vs. per-vehicle incentive for battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric PHEV (where applicable, only company car market incentives shown here). Norway has the highest share of electric automobile sales (BEV and PHEV combined) at about 6% of all passenger cars sold in 2013.

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Market 2013 PHEV Netherlands

Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

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AUGUST 6, 2022

The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways; the levelized cost of driving (LCD); and the cost of avoided GHG emissions. Lifetime cost versus GHG emissions by vehicle-fuel pathway for the Future Technology case for small SUVs (2020$).

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Fuel Vehicles PHEV Carbon

CMU/Ford study assesses optimal mix of conventional, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles for minimizing GHG and cost

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

Breakdown of (a) equivalent annualized life cycle cost and (b) life cycle GHG emissions for four independently cost-optimized vehicle designs. Their study, they suggested in a paper analyzing the best possible outcomes and published in the journal Energy Policy , is a step towards understanding what should be incentivized by policy makers.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Electric Vehicles

ORNL researcher explores impact of motor/generator and battery pack sizing on medium-duty PHEV; optimization framework

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JANUARY 4, 2013

GHG emissions in PHEV post-transmission configuration as an example of the optimization study output. Broadly, he found that for the PHEV pre-transmission configuration, there is a trade-off between fuel economy and GHG emissions when the motor/generator and battery size increases. Source: A.A. Malikopoulos. Click to enlarge.

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PHEV Motor Motors Motoring

Clemson Researchers to Study Increasing Efficiency of PHEVs Through Integration with IntelliDrive Technology

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

Clemson University researchers were recently awarded a $470,363 National Science Foundation grant to study making plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) more efficient through integration with a Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) ( “IntelliDrive” ) system. The IntelliDrive taxonomy. Click to enlarge.

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PHEV Plug-in Transportation Plug

NREL study quantifies non-residential charging infrastructure needs for growing fleet of plug-in electric vehiles

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

A new study from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies how much charging infrastructure would be needed in the United States to support various market growth scenarios for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs).

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Plug-in Plug Charging Fleet

CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Strategies to promote adoption of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., Although gasoline production and combustion produce significant emissions, battery and electricity production emissions. Michalek et al.

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PHEV Oil Emissions Battery

Remy to supply HVH 250 motors to DMA in Turkey for PHEVs

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JUNE 13, 2012

DMA will use Remy’s HVH 250 motor to power their plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sedan. DMA expects an all-electric range of 35 miles and a hybrid operational range of 400 miles. The PHEV will achieve a top speed of 100 mph (161 km/h). DMA is a joint venture between Promeks Dis Ticaret, A.S.,

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Turkey PHEV Supplies Motor

Opel presents PHEV version of Grandland X SUV

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MAY 14, 2019

Opel presented the new all-wheel drive PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) version of the Grandland X. turbocharged gasoline engine and two electric motors for a system output of up to 300hp. Preliminary WLTP/NEDC fuel consumption (weighted, combined) is 2.2 l/100 km (107 mpg US) with 49 g/km CO 2.

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PHEV SUV Plug-in Gasoline-Electric

ArcelorMittal develops two steel solutions to reduce weight of pickups; exploring applications in PHEVs

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

On 23 September 2014, Ivan Viaux, Research Engineer at ArcelorMittal Global R&D, will explain at the Aachen Body Engineering Days 2014 conference how ArcelorMittal steels can help carmakers to reduce the weight of their plugged-in hybrid electrical vehicles (PHEV) without additional cost through the PHEV S-in motion project.

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PHEV 2014 Light Indiana

JRC report finds electric vehicles in Europe on the way to full-scale commercialization

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OCTOBER 23, 2015

The European Union appears to be undergoing a transition from the testing of and experimentation with electric vehicles to full-scale EV commercialization, according to a new report from the EU’s Joint Research Center (JRC). Registrations of BEV and PHEV in the EU from 2010 to 2014. 67,300 PHEV and REV.

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Electric Vehicles Commercial PHEV Europe

Mitsubishi to unveil Outlander PHEV at 2012 Paris Motor Show

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Powertrain elements in the Outlander PHEV. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will present the global debut of the new Outlander SUV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show later this month. Click to enlarge. mpg US, 1.6 l/100km) and a cruising range in excess of 880 km (547 miles).

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PHEV Mitsubishi 2012 Motor

UC Davis study finds discontinuance rate of 21% for California PHEV adopters, 19% for BEV adopters

MIT study finds materials risk exposure increases significantly with vehicle electrification

Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

Fraunhofer, KIT study finds CO2 mitigation potential of higher-range PHEVs greater than expected

California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power

Study finds energy savings of PHEVs relative to HEVs dependent on charging coverage and daily VMT

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Waterloo power management strategy greatly enhances durability of on-board fuel cells in FC-PHEV

J.D. Power study: EV consideration in US increasing, but slowly; availability of public chargers a friction point

London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

Global Electric Vehicle market size to swell by five-times to $823.74B by 2030: study

Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

Tesla chargers rank highest in EV charging network customer satisfaction study

CMU study finds small battery PHEVs and gasoline hybrids the least-cost policy solution to reducing gasoline consumption

Mitsubishi Motors signs electric vehicles agreement with Vietnamese government

Study Suggests Automakers Lose $6,000 On Each EV Sold

Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway

J.D. Power survey finds public charging experience for EV owners has a lot of room for improvement

Texas study finds PHEV use could increase ozone at night, decrease ozone during the day

Ford of Europe piloting geofencing and blockchain technology to ensure PHEVs operate efficiently in city center low-emission zones

Gov’t, industry, national labs collaborate on comprehensive cradle-to-grave LCA study and economic assessment of LDV GHG reductions

Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

Geely's Galaxy EV Luxury Brand Debuts Light BEV Study, L7 PHEV

CMU study explores optimizing PHEV design and allocation to minimize life cycle cost, petroleum consumption, and GHG emissions

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

Toyota to introduce 10 new electrified vehicles in China by 2020; PHEV Corolla and Levin unveiled at Beijing Motor Show

J.D. Power: First-time owners find switching to EVs highly satisfactory

New study finds EV owners are very satisfied with home charging – Charged EVs

Study finds PHEVs will reduce net emissions of CO2 and NOx; upward pressure on SO2

ICCT study details differences in fiscal policies to support uptake of EVs across 11 major markets

Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

CMU/Ford study assesses optimal mix of conventional, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles for minimizing GHG and cost

ORNL researcher explores impact of motor/generator and battery pack sizing on medium-duty PHEV; optimization framework

Clemson Researchers to Study Increasing Efficiency of PHEVs Through Integration with IntelliDrive Technology

NREL study quantifies non-residential charging infrastructure needs for growing fleet of plug-in electric vehiles

CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

Remy to supply HVH 250 motors to DMA in Turkey for PHEVs

Opel presents PHEV version of Grandland X SUV

ArcelorMittal develops two steel solutions to reduce weight of pickups; exploring applications in PHEVs

JRC report finds electric vehicles in Europe on the way to full-scale commercialization

Mitsubishi to unveil Outlander PHEV at 2012 Paris Motor Show

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